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CHAPTER ONE
ALPHABET, SOUNDS AND VOCABULARY 6 The ALPHABET for Ardha-Māgadhĩ consists of the following letters which are given along with their usual transliteration :
Vowels
Short 34 a, 5i, 3 u, ge, so. Longan ā, 1, 5ū, gē, aito.
Consonants
Velarsk, Ekh, i g, gh. Palatals 7c, ch, Fj, jh. Cerebrals at, & th, d, adh. Dentals त् t, थ् th, d, dh. Labials op; ph, ab, bh. Nasals corresponding to the above places of articulation :
on, I ñ, rn, 7n, #m.
